Latest ASCEND space communication sessions and speakers announced

ASCEND is accelerating space commerce, exploration, and new discovery. Join us in November to build your off-world future faster./0 [View in browser](   The Communications Industry Universe is Expanding. ASCEND is your space! [ASCEND Rollout Dates]( Visionary Sessions. Inspiring Speakers. Explore hundreds of ideas, insights, and opportunities to build your off-world future faster at ASCEND. Register now to attend, and save 20% with code ONRAMP2SPACE20. [Register Now and SAVE](       ASCEND Communications Session Highlights - The Emerging 5G Non-Terrestrial Connectivity Ecosystem - Communications and Navigation for Artemis and Beyond - Space Communication and Space Policy - Deep Space Optical Comm Network for Next Generation Deep Space Communications - Introduction to Classroom Cubesat Experiments - Machine Learning Applications for Autonomous Space Operations - Space Communications Systems and Technologies - Innovations in Spacecraft Avionics and Sensing - Use of Trusted Decentralized Information Sharing to Enable Increased Automation and Carrying Capacity in the Space Domain - Small Satellites II - Communications and Navigation - Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and Space Mission Integration       Select ASCEND Speakers and Presenters - William Callaway, Amazon Alexa - Carissa Christensen, BryceTech - Meagan Crawford, SpaceFund - Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Clint Crosier, AWS - Mary Lynne Dittmar, Axiom Space - Ken Davidian, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, FAA  - Jack Donohue, Kennedy School, Harvard University - Robyn Gatens, NASA Headquarters - Rei Goffer, Tomorrow.io - John Grunsfeld, NASA (retired) - Fred Hadaegh, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX (former) - Kathy Lueders, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA - Thomas Markusic, Firefly - Taber MacCallum, Space Perspective - Leland Melvin, NASA (retired) - Rob Meyerson, Delalune Space; C5 Capital - John Mulholland, The Boeing Company - Shawna Pandya, Orbital Assembly Corporation - Julie Robinson, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA - Jeffrey Ryder, General Motors Defense - Melanie Stricklan, Slingshot Aerospace [Explore the Program](       Kari Byron's Back! [Kari Byron]( The Mythbusters and Crash Test World host—and super fan of all things space—is "over-the-moon-excited" to emcee 2021 ASCEND live at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. [Message From Kari](       In Person East Coast Satellite Session: How Policy Can Shape Commercial Space Opportunities [East Coast Satellite Session]( Looking to accelerate progress on commercial space policy? If you're within driving distance of Washington, DC, sign up for the ASCEND East Coast Satellite session on 15 November. We're assembling a panel of space policy experts from government and industry to explore how policy can be used to accelerate, enhance, and shape commercial space opportunities. NOTE: Space is limited, and your DC registration includes total access to the entire 2021 ASCEND six-day program online. [DC Live Registration]( [Optimism for Earth Session Exemplifies ASCEND's Focus]( Humanity's off-world future depends on having a healthy planet to return home to. This panel discussion, moderated by Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution, will illuminate the critical role space is playing in gathering the data we need to understand what is happening to our climate, and how to become more resilient to the challenges caused by the climate crisis. [Preview the Panel]( [Meet the 2021 ASCEND Diverse Dozen]( Hand-selected by astrodynamicist Moriba Jah, this year's class features influential thinkers and emerging space traffic management leaders from around the globe. Join them on 17 November live in Las Vegas for a Meta session highlighting the most important issues surrounding space traffic safety, security, and sustainability. Meet the 2021 ASCEND Diverse Dozen - Moderator: Moriba Jah, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin - Victoria Carter-Cortez, Space Strategy Consultant, PwC - Ilaria Cinelli, Business Developer, AIKO - Elena Cirkovic, Researcher, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) - Hjalte Frandsen, Researcher, University of Copenhagen - Victoria Krivova, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology - Emma Louden, Ph.D. Student, Yale University - Minoo Rathnasabapathy, Research Engineer, Space Enabled Research Group, MIT Media Lab - Giuliana Rotola, Implementation Support Office, Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities (GEGSLA) - Nidhi Sandeep Vasaikar, Aerospace Engineer, Godrej Aerospace - Cassandra Steer, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University College of Law; Mission Specialist, Australian National University Institute for Space - Mina Takla, CEO and Co-Founder, CosmoX, Inc. - Michael Turner, Executive Director, Project Persephone [Preview the Entire Program]( [And the winner is...IPA!]( Our off-world community has voted and chosen IPA as the 2021 ASCEND beer style of the year. Nevada Brew Works is now busy crafting our exclusively crowdsourced selection. Register to attend 2021 ASCEND live in Las Vegas, and add the big brew reveal to your on-site social and networking schedule. [Grab a Cold One at ASCEND](       CORNERSTONE INDUSTRY PARTNER [Lockheed Martin Corporation]( --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORS [The Boeing Company]( [Northrop Grumman]( [The Aerospace Corporation]( [Caltech]( [Bastion Technologies, Inc.]( [NASA Game Changing Development Program]( [USC, Viterbi School of Engineering]( [ASCEND, November 2021]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [AIAA Logo]( Powered by AIAA, ASCEND promotes the collaborative, interdisciplinary, outcomes-driven community of professionals, students, and enthusiasts around the world who are accelerating humanity's progress toward our off-world future! 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